Xiang Yu fights the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 56 Orderly Retreat
Han Sui didn't want to retreat at this time, but after some careful consideration and repeated exploration of the pros and cons, he finally gave up the plan of continuing to attack east. This time, there may be a chance for the goal that cannot be achieved this time. If the military rations in the rear are constantly cut off, the problem will become very serious, and it may even lead to the annihilation of his entire main force. The results are in any case unacceptable.

When Han Sui ordered the entire army to retreat, although some soldiers under his command felt very depressed, basically no one raised any objections. In fact, they still trusted Han Sui's command and judgment very much. Pushed to the command position, part of it was actually the Qiang Beigong Boyu who wanted Han Sui and Bian Zhang to be his puppets and scapegoats, but later Han Sui gradually showed his military command and political talents.

Under Han Sui's command, the power of the entire rebel army gradually increased, and Han Sui's personal prestige gradually expanded, and he gradually became a leader with real power among the rebel army. To a certain extent, the reason why the rebel army Being able to develop so rapidly is indeed inseparable from Han Sui's extraordinary talent.

Han Sui's retreat was not a one-stop retreat. The terrain in Guanzhong was narrow and long, and it was really impossible to withdraw tens of thousands of cavalry at once, so he could only choose to retreat in batches.

Han Sui personally led the army at the end to prevent the rear army from panicking when Zhang Wen and Dong Zhuo's troops came to pursue them, but in fact neither Zhang Wen nor Dong Zhuo realized that Han Sui was gradually retreating. among.

To put it bluntly, while Han Sui was gradually withdrawing his troops from the rear, the front army also organized several charges against Zhang Wenwen and Dong Zhuo's defensive positions, and they all looked menacing, with no sign of retreating at all. So maybe on the one hand, they want to cover up the fact that they are gradually withdrawing from the army, and on the other hand, they also think that if they really find an opportunity after a few onslaughts, there is no need to rush to retreat. If they can eat Zhang Wenwen Dong Zhuo's troops can also temporarily alleviate the crisis of insufficient military supplies through plunder.

However, Dong Zhuo did a good job defending. Under the fierce attack of Han Sui's army, the whole army was still not defeated. Directly swallowing Dong Zhuo's troops completely, such offensive progress is not enough to offset Han Sui's own battle damage and consumption.

So under such circumstances, Dong Zhuo didn't even realize that Han Sui was retreating in batches, and after all, there would always be a period of time between Han Sui's offensives, and it was clear that Han Sui had appeared in the previous attack. In front of the formation, when Han Sui's attack completely disappeared in the next period of time, and when Dong Zhuo found out that something was wrong, Han Sui's entire main force had already retreated, and the earliest retreating troops had already arrived at Chencang City. east side.

And Dong Zhuo had no way to launch a chase rashly under this situation, because on the one hand, Han Sui's retreat was very orderly, leaving no opportunity for Dong Zhuo to take advantage of, and on the other hand, his current troop composition had some A large part is infantry, and there are not many really elite cavalry units. The most elite of them are distributed to Xiang Yu and Sun Jian. It is obviously not enough to rely on these infantry-based troops to chase Han Sui's cavalry-based troops. Realistically, at that time, instead of being able to take advantage of the momentum to attack Han Sui, on the contrary, he may be killed by Han Sui's army. When Han Sui takes advantage of the momentum to attack again, the Imperial Tomb of the Western Han Dynasty will not be able to defend at all.

Considering this situation, both Zhang Wenwen and Dong Zhuo agreed that since Han Sui had retreated, there should be no further pursuit for the time being. After this period of arduous defensive battle, the entire army was exhausted. The army is being repaired, and they are not very clear about the battle situation between Xiang Yu and Sun Jian. Although they know that Xiang Yu and Sun Jian have successfully captured Chencang and cut off and destroyed a lot of Han Sui's food supplies, but now with Han Sui's main force With the whole army retreating, they must be hard to resist, and there is no way for Zhang Wenwen and Dong Zhuo to provide effective support to them, and they can only ask for luck!

On the other hand, Xiang Yu also seemed to realize that after Han Sui's army retreated, he would concentrate on attacking Chen Cangcheng. After he had some exchanges with Sun Jian, the two sides basically agreed, that is, he chose not to retreat. , defending Chen Cangcheng.

Although Sun Jian was a little old at this time, he still had the brave spirit of his youth, especially under the influence of Xiang Yu's heroic spirit, he seemed to be many years younger. Although there is no way to heal his injuries immediately, after many years of fighting, he has many wounds on his body, and this is not the first time he has brought him into battle.

So under such circumstances, Xiang Yu and Sun Jian rarely reached an agreement, but Xiang Yu believed that defending Chencang City was not the best way. The city walls were cracked and damaged. Under such circumstances, it was difficult to resist the fierce attack of the enemy. If the whole army stayed in Chencang City, it would be like being caught by others, so Xiang Yu believed that they should choose the largest To preserve the vitality, only a part of the elites are left in charge of breaking the rear in Chencang City.

Xiang Yu himself was willing to be the last one, and all the remaining troops retreated behind Dasan Pass, and Xiang Yu led a small elite cavalry unit to delay and kill the enemy's vital forces as much as possible.

Sun Jian couldn't help feeling admiration for Xiang Yu after listening to it. Xiang Yu's extraordinary courage is really beyond the reach of ordinary people. He agreed with Xiang Yu's idea of ​​withdrawing troops to break up the customs, but he hoped that he could also fight side by side with Xiang Yu. Together lead the army to the rear.

However, Xiang Yu told Sun Jian that he had just recovered from his injury and was not suitable to participate in such an extremely dangerous battle. Moreover, if something happened to Xiang Yu, at least someone on Sun Jian's side could command the entire army. If Sun Jian stayed with him, the result would be Everyone is wiped out, and then the remaining troops will become headless chickens, without any combat capabilities.

Xiang Yu also said that since he dared to make such a decision, he had enough confidence in his own strength and judgment. He was not a person who wanted to die, but a person who wanted to win.

At the same time, Xiang Yu also told Sun Jian that after retreating to Dasan Pass, in addition to stepping up solid defenses, he must also be prepared to lead his troops out to fight again at any time.

After Sun Jian heard this, he said to Xiang Yu: "You are truly a fearsome future generation. You will become a great hero in the future!"

Xiang Yu didn't answer after hearing this, but just laughed and raised his glass to drink with Sun Jian.

(End of this chapter)